Wilkerson: 'The ref told me it was a clean hit'

BY NICK ST. DENIS

Tennessee Titans quarterback Jake Locker was carted off the field Sunday after taking a hit from New York Jets defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson.

Wilkerson hit the third-year signal-caller after Locker released a throw in the third quarter of Gang Green's ugly loss. Locker, who also took a little shot from Jets defender Quinton Coples on the play, never returned to the game due to a hip injury.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the league is "considering" fines for Wilkerson and Coples.